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Table 2 – Accounting Shortages
n
Mean
Shortage
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Taxation Specialist 24 3.0 56.4%
Cost & Management Accountant 25 2.5 54.5%
Treasurer 16 2.3 70.9%
Financial Analyst 26 2.3 52.7%
Budget Analyst 23 2.2 58.2%
Financial Accountant/Controller 28 1.8 49.1%
Auditor 24 1.7 56.4%
Self-employed Accounting Professional 22 1.5 60.0%
Accounting Clerk 30 0.9 45.5%
Figure 4 – Accounting Shortages
Taxation Specialist
Cost & Management Accountant
Treasurer
Financial Analyst
Budget Analyst
Financial Accountant/Controller
Auditor
Self‐employed Accounting …
Accounting Clerk
No Shortage
Small Shortage
2
Moderate Shortage
4
Extreme Shortage
0 20 40 60 80 100
Respondents were invited to identify other accounting occupations where they perceived current labour
market shortages. The following occupations each received single mentions, and were rated as 4 or 5 in
severity: CGA, International Accounting, Financial Systems Analyst, Public Accounting Manager, and CFO
(Table 3).
Table 3 – Other Accounting Shortages
Shortage
n Rating
CGA 1 5
International Accounting 1 5
Financial Systems Analyst r 1 4
Public Accounting Manager 1 4
CFO 1 4
Account Manager 1 2
Payroll 1 2
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